Results 2014: Excerpts from Modi's first address after victory

Narendra Modi created history on his way to becoming the 14th PM, as he led the BJP to a spectacular victory in a Lok Sabha battle that crushed the Congress and others ranged against him. Here are some excerpts from his first address after the victory...

Victory speech

Narendra Modi, in VadodaraThe government belongs to all the people of the country, from Kashmir to Kanyakumari, from Kutch to Kamrup. All the people of this country are ours... It is our responsibility to take everyone along. A government cannot be of just a few people.

Our mission will be ‘sabka saath, sabka vikas’, our mantra will be inclusive growth. There are no enemies in politics.(In an obvious message directed at the Congress, Modi said that now that the country’s most bitterly fought general election had ended) The country will not get a mazdoor like me in the coming 60 months.

A victorious Narendra Modi seeks blessings of his mother Hiraba at her home in Gandhinagar on Friday as election results showed a landslide win for BJP. Pic/PTI

US ‘regrets’ shunning ModiWashington: Saying that the US had made a huge mistake in shunning Narendra Modi for over a decade, an influential Democratic lawmaker Eni Faleomavaega, said: “Today is a victory for India..

But, I am disappointed that the United States failed to develop a strong friendship and comprehensive partnership with Narendra Modi when it mattered most,” he said in a reference to the revocation of Modi's US visa in 2005 for his alleged role or in the Gujarat riots.

BJP supporters cheer during a public rally by the prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi after his victory in Vadodara. Pic/AFP

“...the US should have been a fair and honest broker about human rights,” Faleomavaega said, adding, “Modi should be included not only in the annals of India’s history but US history, too, because he was elected with a resounding victory despite the US using every recourse it could to disrupt his destiny.”

Modi tweetsIndia has won! Bharat Ki Vijay. Acche din aane wale hain.

It became the most RTed tweet in the history of India, having been shared 62,400 times

Fact check

8,45,464No of votes Modi got out of the total 11.63 lakh in Vadodara

5,70,128No of votes he trounced his closest rival, Congress’ Madhusudan Mistry by

Modi wrongly claimed in his speech in Vadodara that he had won by the biggest margin. This record was set by Anil Basu of CPI-M, who scripted history by winning Arambagh seat in West Bengal by 5,92,502 votes, 22,374 more than Modi, in 2004.

World greets Modi

British PM David Cameron: “Congratulations @narendramodi on victory in India's elections. Keen to work together to get the most from UK-India relationship,” tweeted Cameron, who was among the first world leaders to greet Modi.

Australian PM Tony Abbott: “I’ve spoken to @narendramodi and congratulated him on his success. I look forward to strengthening ties between India and Australia,” Abbott tweeted.

Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina“My personal and my party’s firm commitment to working with you and your party, and the elected government of India to bring about meaningful, positive changes in our close and friendly relations that would benefit our two great democracy-loving peoples,” she said in a letter.

BJP wins Ladakh seat by a close 36 votesSrinagar: BJP candidate Thupstan Chhewang won from Ladakh Parliamentary constituency with a narrow margin of 36 votes from his nearest rival Ghulam Raza, a congress rebel who was fighting the elections as an independent.Chhewang polled 31,111 votes, while Raza got 31,075.

Harsh Vardhan drubs SibalBJP’s Delhi chief Dr Harsh Vardhan won the Chandni Chowk seat by more than 1,35,953 votes over AAP’s Ashutosh. Law and Communications Minister Kapil Sibal, who had won twice from Chandni Chowk, was in the third position.

'Did not expect such a debacle in Rajasthan'Jaipur: Former chief minister of Rajasthan Ashok Gehlot yesterday termed the unprecedented defeat of Congress in the Lok Sabha elections in the state as disappointing and said the party had not expected such debacle.

Tarun Gogoi Assam chief ministerWe accept the people’s mandate. I take full responsibility for the defeat. I will submit my resignation to Sonia Gandhi.

Amit Shah and Ravi Shankar Prasad celebrate after BJP’s huge victory at the party HQ in New Delhi. Pic/PTI

Amit Shah BJP general secretaryIn seven states Congress could not even open its account and did not get a single seat. There is not a single state where Congress has got over 10 seats and reached double figures.

Nandan Nilekani, Congress candidate, Bangalore“I concede defeat and congratulate Ananth Kumar for his performance in this poll. I will continue to work more for the city and the Congress party,” Nilekani said after his defeat to BJP’s Ananth Kumar, who retained the Bangalore South constituency for the sixth term, defeating Congress candidate and IT Czar Nilekani by over 2.27 lakh votes.

>> A non-Congress party gained a parliamentary majority on its own in independent India for the first time>> Biggest voter turnout ever: 66.6% of the electorate or 550 million Indians>> Biggest electorate in the history of the country: 814 million >> The first time Congress reduced to a double-digit figure: 45>> The first time that the state of Gujarat gave all its 26 seats to the BJP>> The first time that social media played a huge role in a general elections >> Biggest-ever victory for any non-Congress government in the history of the country